Digital 2021: Barbados
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Barbados, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Barbados in 2021.
Barbados’s population
Barbados had a population of 287.5 thousand in January 2021.
Barbados’s population increased by 343 (+0.1%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
51.6% of Barbados’s population is female, while 48.4% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
31.2% of Barbados’s population lives in urban centres, while 68.8% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Barbados
There were 235.1 thousand internet users in Barbados in January 2021.
The number of internet users in Barbados increased by 281 (+0.1%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in Barbados stood at 81.8% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Barbados
There were 200.0 thousand social media users in Barbados in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Barbados increased by 10 thousand (+5.3%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Barbados was equivalent to 69.6% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Barbados
There were 303.0 thousand mobile connections in Barbados in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Barbados decreased by 27 thousand (-8.3%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Barbados in January 2021 was equivalent to 105.4% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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